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Warren was born on June 22, 1949 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from high schoool at age 16 and earned a B.S. in speech pathology in 1970 from the University of Houston. She earned her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law in 1976. She has taught at the University of Texas, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.<ref name="10thing"/>

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Warren was born on June 22, 1949, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from high schoool at age 16 and earned a B.S. in speech pathology in 1970 from the University of Houston. She earned her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law in 1976. She has taught at the University of Texas, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.<ref name="10thing"/>

In January 2012, Warren was named a "Top-20 US Progressive" according to ''The New Statesman'', a magazine based in the United Kingdom. Other members of the list include Paul Krugman, Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky and Rachel Maddow.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/north-america/2012/01/barack-obama-socialist ''New Statesman'' "Who's left? The top 20 US progressives," January 11, 2012]</ref>

In January 2012, Warren was named a "Top-20 US Progressive" according to ''The New Statesman'', a magazine based in the United Kingdom. Other members of the list include Paul Krugman, Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky and Rachel Maddow.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/north-america/2012/01/barack-obama-socialist ''New Statesman'' "Who's left? The top 20 US progressives," January 11, 2012]</ref>

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==Committee assignments==

==Committee assignments==

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During a March 2013 panel hearing for the [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions]], entitled "Keeping up with a Changing Economy: Indexing the Minimum Wage," Warren spoke in favor of raising the minimum wage.<ref name=mwage>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/18/sen-elizabeth-warren-raise-minimum-wage-22-hour/ ''Washigntontimes.com'' "Take it to the bank: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to raise minimum wage to $22 per hour" March 19, 2013]</ref> Speaking to Arindrajit Dube, an assistant professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, about the correlation between worker productivity and minimum wage, she asked, "If we started in 1960, and we said [that] as productivity goes up … then the minimum wage was going to go up the same … if that were the case, the minimum wage today would be about $22 an hour. So my question is, Mr. Dube, with a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, what happened to the other $14.75?"<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/elizabeth-warren-minimum-wage_n_2900984.html#slide=2125673 ''Huffingtonpost.com'' "Elizabeth Warren: Minimum Wage Would Be $22 An Hour If It Had Kept Up With Productivity" March 19, 2013]</ref> She later proceeded to make an argument for the figure of $10 an hour, saying, "During my Senate campaign, I [frequently] ate a Number 11 at McDonald’s. It cost $7.19. If we raised the minimum wage to $10.10 over three years, the price increase on that item would be to about $7.23. Are you telling me that's unsustainable?"<ref name=mwage/>

During a March 2013 panel hearing for the [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions]], entitled "Keeping up with a Changing Economy: Indexing the Minimum Wage," Warren spoke in favor of raising the minimum wage.<ref name=mwage>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/18/sen-elizabeth-warren-raise-minimum-wage-22-hour/ ''Washigntontimes.com'' "Take it to the bank: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to raise minimum wage to $22 per hour" March 19, 2013]</ref> Speaking to Arindrajit Dube, an assistant professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, about the correlation between worker productivity and minimum wage, she asked, "If we started in 1960, and we said [that] as productivity goes up … then the minimum wage was going to go up the same … if that were the case, the minimum wage today would be about $22 an hour. So my question is, Mr. Dube, with a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, what happened to the other $14.75?"<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/elizabeth-warren-minimum-wage_n_2900984.html#slide=2125673 ''Huffingtonpost.com'' "Elizabeth Warren: Minimum Wage Would Be $22 An Hour If It Had Kept Up With Productivity" March 19, 2013]</ref> She later proceeded to make an argument for the figure of $10 an hour, saying, "During my Senate campaign, I [frequently] ate a Number 11 at McDonald’s. It cost $7.19. If we raised the minimum wage to $10.10 over three years, the price increase on that item would be to about $7.23. Are you telling me that's unsustainable?"<ref name=mwage/>

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On September 16, 2013, Warren endorsed Janet Yellen for the Federal Reserve chair position saying, "I hope she’s nominated. She has great experience, she has great judgment. I think she would make a terrific Federal Reserve chair. The president will make his decision, but I hope that happens."<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/elizabeth-warren-janet-yellen-would-be-terrific-96848.html ''Politico'', "Elizabeth Warren: Janet Yellen would be ‘terrific’", accessed September 16, 2013]</ref><br>

On September 16, 2013, Warren endorsed Janet Yellen for the Federal Reserve chair position saying, "I hope she’s nominated. She has great experience, she has great judgment. I think she would make a terrific Federal Reserve chair. The president will make his decision, but I hope that happens."<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/elizabeth-warren-janet-yellen-would-be-terrific-96848.html ''Politico'', "Elizabeth Warren: Janet Yellen would be ‘terrific’", accessed September 16, 2013]</ref><br>

Despite many believing Larry Summers would be President [[Barack Obama|Obama's]] choice for the position, Warren was willing to publicly state her objection to the man who ran Harvard University while she was a professor at its law school. Warren told press that it was "no secret" Summers was not her first choice. On September 15, 2013, Summers withdrew himself from consideration.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/elizabeth-warren-larry-summers_n_3934001.html ''The Huffington Post'', "Elizabeth Warren: No Secret That Larry Summers Wasn't My First Choice," accessed September 17, 2013]</ref>

Despite many believing Larry Summers would be President [[Barack Obama|Obama's]] choice for the position, Warren was willing to publicly state her objection to the man who ran Harvard University while she was a professor at its law school. Warren told press that it was "no secret" Summers was not her first choice. On September 15, 2013, Summers withdrew himself from consideration.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/elizabeth-warren-larry-summers_n_3934001.html ''The Huffington Post'', "Elizabeth Warren: No Secret That Larry Summers Wasn't My First Choice," accessed September 17, 2013]</ref>

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=====Government shutdown=====

:: ''See also: [[United States budget debate, 2013]]''

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{{oppose vote}} Warren voted against Senate Amendment 1197 -- Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 39 - 54. The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of 350 miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted. It would also require 700 miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines.<ref name="votes"/>

{{oppose vote}} Warren voted against Senate Amendment 1197 -- Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 39 - 54. The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of 350 miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted. It would also require 700 miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines.<ref name="votes"/>

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During the 2013 annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, Warren took a jab at one of the Republican contenders for the [[United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013|2013 special election to the U.S. Senate]], [[Daniel Winslow]], for his positions on guns and the legalization of marijuana, saying, "I advise everyone to pay very close attention to Dan Winslow’s platform...He has a 100 percent ranking from the gun lobby and he’s for the legalization of marijuana. He wants us armed and stoned."<ref>[http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/03/17/the-zingers-flew-and-clunkers-clunked-annual-patrick-day-breakfast/9knuWlmzJK0kyImb3x0FQO/story.html ''Bostonglobe.com "Democrats celebrate St. Patrick as they ever have" March 2013]</ref><ref>[http://www.wbur.org/2013/03/17/mass-senate-st-patricks-breakfast ''Wbur.org'' "Senate Candidates Show Sense Of Humor At St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast" March 2013]</ref> While Warren previously expressed firm disapproval for efforts to legalize marijuana, most notably during a debate in October 2011, <ref>[http://boston.com/community/blogs/less_is_more/2011/10/weak_showing_on_drug_war_from.html ''Boston.com blogs'' "Weak showing on drug war from Dems" March 2013]</ref>she has more recently expressed qualified support for legalizing certain medical applications of the drug, provided that there is regulation and careful control exercised.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/elizabeth-warren-medical-marijuana_n_1911015.html ''Huffingtonpost.com'' "Elizabeth Warren Offers Support For Medical Marijuana, Citing Father's Battle With Cancer" March 2013]</ref> Medical marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts by a voter approved [[Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative, Question 3 (2012)|ballot question in 2012]].<ref>[http://www.wcvb.com/health/Medical-marijuana-Massachusetts-law-what-you-need-to-know/-/9848730/18590854/-/13wende/-/index.html ''wcvb.com,'' "Medical marijuana: Massachusetts law, what you need to know," February 19, 2013]</ref>

During the 2013 annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, Warren took a jab at one of the Republican contenders for the [[United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013|2013 special election to the U.S. Senate]], [[Daniel Winslow]], for his positions on guns and the legalization of marijuana, saying, "I advise everyone to pay very close attention to Dan Winslow’s platform...He has a 100 percent ranking from the gun lobby and he’s for the legalization of marijuana. He wants us armed and stoned."<ref>[http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/03/17/the-zingers-flew-and-clunkers-clunked-annual-patrick-day-breakfast/9knuWlmzJK0kyImb3x0FQO/story.html ''Bostonglobe.com "Democrats celebrate St. Patrick as they ever have" March 2013]</ref><ref>[http://www.wbur.org/2013/03/17/mass-senate-st-patricks-breakfast ''Wbur.org'' "Senate Candidates Show Sense Of Humor At St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast" March 2013]</ref> While Warren previously expressed firm disapproval for efforts to legalize marijuana, most notably during a debate in October 2011, <ref>[http://boston.com/community/blogs/less_is_more/2011/10/weak_showing_on_drug_war_from.html ''Boston.com blogs'' "Weak showing on drug war from Dems" March 2013]</ref>she has more recently expressed qualified support for legalizing certain medical applications of the drug, provided that there is regulation and careful control exercised.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/elizabeth-warren-medical-marijuana_n_1911015.html ''Huffingtonpost.com'' "Elizabeth Warren Offers Support For Medical Marijuana, Citing Father's Battle With Cancer" March 2013]</ref> Medical marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts by a voter approved [[Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative, Question 3 (2012)|ballot question in 2012]].<ref>[http://www.wcvb.com/health/Medical-marijuana-Massachusetts-law-what-you-need-to-know/-/9848730/18590854/-/13wende/-/index.html ''wcvb.com,'' "Medical marijuana: Massachusetts law, what you need to know," February 19, 2013]</ref>

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During a September 2013 [[AFL-CIO]] conference in Los Angeles, CA, Warren referred to the current [[Judgepedia:Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court of the United States]] as one of the "top 10 most pro-corporate justices in half a century." Warren continued:

During a September 2013 [[AFL-CIO]] conference in Los Angeles, CA, Warren referred to the current [[Judgepedia:Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court of the United States]] as one of the "top 10 most pro-corporate justices in half a century." Warren continued:

::"You follow this pro-corporate trend to its logical conclusion, and sooner or later you’ll end up with a Supreme Court that functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Business."<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/elizabeth-warren-supreme-court-far-right-96449.html ''Politico'', "Elizabeth Warren assails Supreme Court as too far right," accessed September 9, 2013]</ref>

::"You follow this pro-corporate trend to its logical conclusion, and sooner or later you’ll end up with a Supreme Court that functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Business."<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/elizabeth-warren-supreme-court-far-right-96449.html ''Politico'', "Elizabeth Warren assails Supreme Court as too far right," accessed September 9, 2013]</ref>

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==Elections==

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Warren ran in the [[U.S. Congress elections, 2012|2012 election]] for the [[U.S. Senate elections, 2012|U.S. Senate]], representing [[Massachusetts]]. She ran unopposed on the Democratic ticket.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/elizabeth-warren-senate-race ''Huffington Post'' "Elizabeth Warren Senate Race," January 20, 2012]</ref> The [[Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 U.S. Congress elections|signature filing deadline]] for candidates was June 5, 2012. She defeated incumbent [[Scott Brown]], who was seeking re-election on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.

Warren ran in the [[U.S. Congress elections, 2012|2012 election]] for the [[U.S. Senate elections, 2012|U.S. Senate]], representing [[Massachusetts]]. She ran unopposed on the Democratic ticket.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/elizabeth-warren-senate-race ''Huffington Post'' "Elizabeth Warren Senate Race," January 20, 2012]</ref> The [[Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 U.S. Congress elections|signature filing deadline]] for candidates was June 5, 2012. She defeated incumbent [[Scott Brown]], who was seeking re-election on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.

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The University of Virginia's Center for Politics published an article called [http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/tilting-the-toss-ups-the-eight-races-that-will-decide-the-senate/ Sabato's Crystal Ball] on March 22, 2012, detailing the eight races in the [[U.S. Senate|Senate]] in 2012 that would decide the political fate of which party will end up with control in 2013.<ref name="sabato">[http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/tilting-the-toss-ups-the-eight-races-that-will-decide-the-senate/ ''Center for Politics'' "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate" Accessed April 9, 2012]</ref> The seat rated as a toss-up that the Sabato's Crystal Ball believed was second most likely to end up [[Republican]], second only to [[United States Senate elections in Montana, 2012|Montana]], was the Senate seat in Massachusetts.<ref name="sabato"/> The article noted that [[Scott Brown]] had had recent campaigning success in [[Massachusetts]], and suggested that despite mixed polls, [[Scott Brown|Brown]]’s "blue-collar appeal"<ref name="sabato"/> might have been enough against his opponent, [[Democrat]] Elizabeth Warren.<ref name="sabato"/>

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The website ''OpenCongress'' tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.<ref>[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412542_Elizabeth_Warren ''OpenCongress,'' "Elizabeth Warren," Accessed August 8, 2013]</ref>

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org'', Warren's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $4,609,025 and $14,696,000. This averages to $9,652,512, which is lower than the $20,795,450 average net worth of Democratic senators in 2011.

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==Personal==

==Personal==

Warren was married to Jim Warren from 1968-1978. They had two children together. Warren married Bruce Mann in 1980.<ref name="10thing">[http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2010/10/04/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-elizabeth-warren ''US News & World Report'' "10 things you didn't know about Elizabeth Warren," October 4, 2010]</ref>

Warren was married to Jim Warren from 1968-1978. They had two children together. Warren married Bruce Mann in 1980.<ref name="10thing">[http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2010/10/04/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-elizabeth-warren ''US News & World Report'' "10 things you didn't know about Elizabeth Warren," October 4, 2010]</ref>

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Prior to her election in the Senate, Warren served as a professor at Harvard Law School.[3]

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Warren is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning she will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.

Biography

Warren was born on June 22, 1949, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from high schoool at age 16 and earned a B.S. in speech pathology in 1970 from the University of Houston. She earned her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law in 1976. She has taught at the University of Texas, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.[4]

In January 2012, Warren was named a "Top-20 US Progressive" according to The New Statesman, a magazine based in the United Kingdom. Other members of the list include Paul Krugman, Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky and Rachel Maddow.[5]

Issues

Legislative actions

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 114 out of the 3,036 introduced bills (3.8 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[7] The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Warren's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[8]

National security

John Brennan CIA nomination

Warren voted for the confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2013, with a vote of 63 - 34. Most Democrats supported the nomination, while Republicans were somewhat divided with roughly one-third supporting the nomination.[9]

Economy

Minimum wage

Warren discusses the minimum wage during a March 2013 committee hearing.

During a March 2013 panel hearing for the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, entitled "Keeping up with a Changing Economy: Indexing the Minimum Wage," Warren spoke in favor of raising the minimum wage.[10] Speaking to Arindrajit Dube, an assistant professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, about the correlation between worker productivity and minimum wage, she asked, "If we started in 1960, and we said [that] as productivity goes up … then the minimum wage was going to go up the same … if that were the case, the minimum wage today would be about $22 an hour. So my question is, Mr. Dube, with a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, what happened to the other $14.75?"[11] She later proceeded to make an argument for the figure of $10 an hour, saying, "During my Senate campaign, I [frequently] ate a Number 11 at McDonald’s. It cost $7.19. If we raised the minimum wage to $10.10 over three years, the price increase on that item would be to about $7.23. Are you telling me that's unsustainable?"[10]

Federal Reserve chair

On September 16, 2013, Warren endorsed Janet Yellen for the Federal Reserve chair position saying, "I hope she’s nominated. She has great experience, she has great judgment. I think she would make a terrific Federal Reserve chair. The president will make his decision, but I hope that happens."[12]
Despite many believing Larry Summers would be President Obama's choice for the position, Warren was willing to publicly state her objection to the man who ran Harvard University while she was a professor at its law school. Warren told press that it was "no secret" Summers was not her first choice. On September 15, 2013, Summers withdrew himself from consideration.[13]

Government shutdown

During the shutdown in October 2013, the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. A deal was reached late on October 16, 2013, just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H.R. 2775, lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funds the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[14] The final vote on H.R. 2775 was 81-18, with all 18 votes against the bill from Republican members. Warren voted with the Democratic Party for the bill.[15]

Immigration

Mexico-U.S. border

Warren voted against Senate Amendment 1197 -- Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 39 - 54. The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of 350 miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted. It would also require 700 miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines.[9]

Social issues

Marijuana

During the 2013 annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, Warren took a jab at one of the Republican contenders for the 2013 special election to the U.S. Senate, Daniel Winslow, for his positions on guns and the legalization of marijuana, saying, "I advise everyone to pay very close attention to Dan Winslow’s platform...He has a 100 percent ranking from the gun lobby and he’s for the legalization of marijuana. He wants us armed and stoned."[16][17] While Warren previously expressed firm disapproval for efforts to legalize marijuana, most notably during a debate in October 2011, [18]she has more recently expressed qualified support for legalizing certain medical applications of the drug, provided that there is regulation and careful control exercised.[19] Medical marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts by a voter approved ballot question in 2012.[20]

Controversy

Comments on the SCOTUS

During a September 2013 AFL-CIO conference in Los Angeles, CA, Warren referred to the current Supreme Court of the United States as one of the "top 10 most pro-corporate justices in half a century." Warren continued:

"You follow this pro-corporate trend to its logical conclusion, and sooner or later you’ll end up with a Supreme Court that functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Business."[21]

Elections

2016

After a lengthy November 2013 profile of Warren in The New Republic, rumors of a possible 2016 run began heating up. Despite Warren having been among a group of female Senate Democrats who wrote a letter to Hillary Clinton urging her to run, an aide of Warren was quoted in the profile stating: "If Hillary or the man on the moon is not representing her stuff, and her people don’t have a seat at table, she’ll do what she can to make sure it’s represented."[22]

Despite having stated that she was not running for president, a group of supporters started the Ready for Warren Super PAC to raise funds for a 2016 presidential run. Warren remarked that her focus was on her upcoming election, stating, "I do not support this."[23]

Denial

On December 4, 2013, Warren announced she would serve out her term as a Massachusettssenator. She stated, "I am not running for president. I am working as hard as I can to be the best possible senator that I can be and to fight for the things that I promised during my campaign to fight for."[24] While some accepted that statement as an indication that she would not run for president, the Washington Post pointed out on July 23, 2014, that Warren had yet to rule out running in the future.[25]

Pre-campaign positioning

On August 13, 2014, Warren announced she would visit Israel with a congressional delegation following the midterm elections in what could be an attempt to strengthen her foreign affairs credibility.[26]

The University of Virginia's Center for Politics published an article called Sabato's Crystal Ball on March 22, 2012, detailing the eight races in the Senate in 2012 that would decide the political fate of which party will end up with control in 2013.[28] The seat rated as a toss-up that the Sabato's Crystal Ball believed was second most likely to end up Republican, second only to Montana, was the Senate seat in Massachusetts.[28] The article noted that Scott Brown had had recent campaigning success in Massachusetts, and suggested that despite mixed polls, Brown’s "blue-collar appeal"[28] might have been enough against his opponent, Democrat Elizabeth Warren.[28]

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Warren is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Warren raised a total of $42,506,349 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 24, 2013.[29]

Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Contribution History

Year

Office

Result

Contributions

2012

U.S.Senate (Massachusetts)

$42,506,349

Grand Total Raised

$42,506,349

2012

Warren won election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, Warren's campaign committee raised a total of $42,506,349 and spent $42,211,677.[30]

According to an August 2013 Politico report, the race between Brown and Warren was the most expensive Senate race on record. Over $82 million total was spent during the cycle.[31]

Cost per vote

Warren spent $24.89 per vote received in 2012.

Breakdown of Warren's funds before the 2012 election according to source.

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Warren missed 1 of 96 roll call votes from Jan 2013 to Apr 2013, which is 1.0% of votes during that period. This is better than the median of 1.7% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving.[33]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[34]

Net worth

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Warren's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $3,820,028 and $10,161,000. That averages to $6,990,514, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2012 of $13,566,333. Warren ranked as the 23rd most wealthy senator in 2012.[35]

Elizabeth Warren Yearly Net Worth

Year

Avg. Net Worth

% Difference from previous year

2012

$6,990,514

-27.58%

2011

$9,652,512

N/A

Personal

Warren was married to Jim Warren from 1968-1978. They had two children together. Warren married Bruce Mann in 1980.[4]

2013 best year

Warren was named by The Hill as a member of Congress who had one of the best years in 2013.[36]

Recent news

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